You can install the Automation web service and up to three runbook workers from System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator Setup program. These can be used as part of the Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server configuration or to enable you to run runbooks and perform other automation tasks using Windows PowerShell cmdlets. For evaluation purposes, you should install a single runbook worker on the same computer as the web service.

Windows Server 2012 R2 is supported in this release.

You can find instructions to upgrade to System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator in the TechNet library.

In addition, in System Center 2012 R2, Orchestrator has the following new and updated integration Packs (IPs):

New in System Center 2012 R2

System Center Integration Pack for Microsoft SharePoint

Updated in System Center 2012 R2

Windows Azure Integration Pack for Orchestrator in System Center 2012 SP1 and System Center 2012 R2